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re: Can we hire Woodward back?

Posted on 10/31/25 at 9:10 pm to
Posted by ScottAndrew
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Aug 2009
1286 posts
Posted on 10/31/25 at 9:10 pm to
Based on what? Who should he have hired last cycle?
Posted by RobbBobb
Member since Feb 2007
33408 posts
Posted on 10/31/25 at 9:12 pm to
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Nah, he'll be to busy running for governor.

That was the plan. Not so much now
Posted by Datbayoubengal
Port City
Member since Sep 2009
29035 posts
Posted on 10/31/25 at 9:14 pm to
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Firing Woodward was definitely a (politically motivated) mistake. Instead of having a real AD that had held that job at big schools around the country (Washington, A&M, etc.) we will now take some guy from McNeese. Backup plan is the dude from Southeastern. shite is downright pathetic.
And people are so got damn stupid.

What he did pulling Chris Peterson from Boise St was a marvel.

Getting Jimbo from FSU, at the very least TAMU was relevant. We're acting like they were some elite team that fell off after he was hired. The extension was not his doing.

Him getting Kelly made sense in the beginning. Coach O had ran this thing damn near down to the Earth's core. The problem was not forward thinking on how Kelly would be handling a unique situation like LSU. Only certain types can be the guy here. I definitely blame Woodward for the buyout at LSU though. However IMO, firing him was a horrible mistake. We have multiple sports doing extremely well thanks to him. All football would have needed was the right guy. BOS and big boy donors could have worked with Woodward on this, making their voices known. We just threw the baby out with the fricking bath water though. Louisiana in a fricking nutshell
Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger
Bat'n Rudge
Member since Oct 2004
62744 posts
Posted on 10/31/25 at 9:17 pm to
Read this and get back to us about Woody.

LINK

Woodward was a meddler who involved himself in things he shouldn't have.
This post was edited on 10/31/25 at 9:19 pm
Posted by Tunasntigers92
The Boot
Member since Sep 2014
27906 posts
Posted on 10/31/25 at 9:20 pm to
Brooks comin
Posted by LSUSkip
Central, LA
Member since Jul 2012
24717 posts
Posted on 10/31/25 at 9:27 pm to
He wouldn't come back. Not while Jeff Landry has a say in LSU's hierarchy. Can't say I blame him. For the Governor to come in and railroad him? Gives off total little you know what energy.
Posted by Midget Death Squad
Meme Magic
Member since Oct 2008
28146 posts
Posted on 10/31/25 at 10:45 pm to
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Before Landry got involved, damn near everybody on this board wanted Woodward's head on a pike.



ding ding ding you nailed it
Posted by Tunasntigers92
The Boot
Member since Sep 2014
27906 posts
Posted on 10/31/25 at 10:46 pm to
That s because no one thought Woodward would actually get shitcanned
Posted by go ta hell ole miss
Member since Jan 2007
14568 posts
Posted on 11/1/25 at 1:38 am to
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Why?


Because he hired a women’s basketball coach that won a national championship and has LSU relevant every year now. He hired a baseball coach that has already won more championships in three years than the previous coaches did in 20 years before he was hired. Because the football coach he hired was no. 4 in the country until the heart of the team, Weeks, went down against Ole Miss, and was leading in two of the three losses at halftime. Because we look like a clown show down here with no AD, president or head coach. Because our fans are delusional enough to think Saban or Kiffin would leave great jobs to come into this shoot show.

I am indifferent to his firing, but to suggest there is no reason he should still be here is wrong.
This post was edited on 11/1/25 at 8:28 am
Posted by Tall Tiger
Golden Rectangle
Member since Sep 2007
4173 posts
Posted on 11/1/25 at 1:42 am to
Woodward is like the captain of the Titanic. There are some mistakes that are so big you're not going to get to work again no matter how many podcast fanboys you have.
Posted by redstick13
Lower Saxony
Member since Feb 2007
40438 posts
Posted on 11/1/25 at 2:21 am to
Not to worry. This hire is being orchestrated by tRant.
Posted by paulb52
Member since Dec 2019
7488 posts
Posted on 11/1/25 at 5:31 am to
No
Posted by BoominSchous
Houston
Member since Nov 2024
289 posts
Posted on 11/1/25 at 6:28 am to
He quit so probably not
Posted by Bob Sacamano 89
Member since Apr 2023
180 posts
Posted on 11/1/25 at 7:49 am to
His whole schtick is to out bid competitors. Thats not necessarily a skill set. Not to mention women’s basketball ( which who cares) coach KM wanted to come back to LA. She did his work for him.
Also I think we all find ourselves speculating but not many if any on this board will really know what happened and why.
Posted by Bedtiger
Thibodaux
Member since Dec 2018
552 posts
Posted on 11/1/25 at 7:50 am to
We could but we ain’t.
Ausberry will get the job in the end.
Posted by White Tiger
Dallas
Member since Jul 2007
15372 posts
Posted on 11/1/25 at 7:50 am to
Woodward effed up the only hire that mattered.
Posted by rbdallas
Dallas, TX
Member since Nov 2007
10346 posts
Posted on 11/1/25 at 8:50 am to
Woodward messed LSU up and TX A&M as well with dumb contracts.
Think of this....at the half way pt. in his contract, BK would earn about the same being fired (in one day) than he would earn working (and putting up with the pressures) working around 1500 days.
...just a thought, not saying he would not have tried, but ...HUMAN NATURE IS WHAT IT IS.
Posted by Gus007
TN
Member since Jul 2018
14155 posts
Posted on 11/1/25 at 9:35 am to
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Coach O had ran this thing damn near down to the Earth's core.


Not sure. The O Train was at full speed until Woodward was hired. Woody started meddling, just like he did at A&M. Train jumped the track, then Woody hired his Engineer. How did that geaux?
Once O's players left, we continued to fall.
Posted by Fat Bastard
2024 NFL pick'em champion
Member since Mar 2009
89297 posts
Posted on 11/1/25 at 9:39 am to
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Can we hire Woodward back?



Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
108590 posts
Posted on 11/1/25 at 9:47 am to
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Dude, the entire football program was a shite show
No it wasn’t

We are 5-3 with all 3 losses being to top 10 teams

Our recruiting is still very good

We were a shite show in 2021, we were extremely stable for whatever coach was next. Key word being WERE stable. We made it a shite show with Landry

If Landry never said shite and Woodward was still here the entirety of the media would be sucking our dick about how good of a job this is, just like they were before Landry sunk it
This post was edited on 11/1/25 at 9:49 am
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